He had a regular role on Crime Story from 1986 to 1988.[7] He eventually turned from acting to pursue a career in stand-up comedy, focusing on the character "Dice" from Making the Grade. His big break came in 1988 when he did a seven-minute set at Dangerfield's during the Rodney Dangerfield special "Nothing Goes Right." It was there that he met his agent Dennis Arfa, which led to his first HBO special, and ultimately his starring role in the 1990 film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.[8]

In 1995, Clay released an HBO special Assume the Position. That same year, he signed a development deal with CBS and producer Bruce Helford, resulting in his starring role on the sitcom Bless This House. Clay attempted to clean up his image in the sitcom, working with more pedestrian material than he was known for using in his stand-up; he also dropped the "Dice" from his name on the series. Despite clean scripts, Clay's character was ultimately portrayed as a sarcastic, lazy father and husband (to co-star Cathy Moriarty) who made attempts to move his family out of the working-class area of Queens.[citation needed]Bless This House was not a success, and CBS cancelled it midway through the 1995–96 season after 16 episodes.[citation needed]

In 1997, Clay attempted another sitcom starring vehicle in the UPN series Hitz, in which he played a manic record producing mogul, the character of which was more reminiscent of Clay's stand-up persona. The series was pulled after 10 episodes.[citation needed]

In 1998, Clay released the triple-live album Filth via the Internet. Soon afterward, Clay aligned himself with New York City–based talk program The Opie and Anthony Show.

In 2005, Clay signed a deal with Sirius to produce and broadcast his own show, Out of the Cage.

In 2007, he attempted a comeback with the reality TV series Dice: Undisputed on VH1, which lasted seven episodes.[11]

Andrew Dice Clay (2012)

He appeared as a part of NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice 2 and was the first celebrity to be fired, after he openly entertained the idea of quitting while in Donald Trump's presence. On The Howard Stern Show, Clay stated that the show was edited to exclude situations where Trump treated Clay poorly based on his comic treatment of women rather than his accomplishments.[12] Throughout the season, each celebrity was raising money for a charity of their choice; Clay had selected StandUp For Kids.[13]

In July 2011, Clay was featured in the eighth and final season of Entourage as Johnny Drama's co-star in the fictional program Johnny's Bananas.[14] He also appeared in an episode of Raising Hope as himself which aired on November 29, 2011.

In May 2012, Clay appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and also did a set at The Bamboozle festival in Asbury Park. In December 2012, Clay had a stand-up comedy special on Showtime entitled Indestructible.

In May 2013, Clay started a weekly podcast: Rollin' with Dice and Wheels.

Clay appeared with Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, which opened on July 26, 2013.[16] In an interview with Good Day L.A., Clay stated that, as he had not been in a movie in twelve years, "It was a thrill to do something dramatic, something I've always wanted to do."[17] His performance was critically praised.[18]

In July 2013, Clay signed a book deal with Simon and Schuster for a memoir to be co-authored with David Ritz.[19] In November 2014, Clay released his book The Filthy Truth.[20]

Clay is known for a style of comedy that has sparked controversy and much media coverage. Clay has been opposed by women's rights groups and has been banned from many radio and television shows for his explicit language and sexist humor. MTV banned him for life for reciting what he called "adult nursery rhymes" during the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.[21] In 2011 the ban was lifted by MTV.

On November 25th, 2014, while appearing on The Jason Ellis Show on Sirius Satellite Radio, Clay spent the first part of his interview boasting about his accomplishments in life. He described insulting Chris Rock after a stand up set and took credit for Rock's pacing and mannerisms he used during his breakout stand up special on HBO, Bring the Pain.

He then brought in his sons Dillon and Max, who have a band called LA Rocks. After listening to the first verse and chorus, Jason Ellis stopped the music and he and his cohost, Michael Tully, attempted to give critical feedback. This is something the duo does often in a segment called Unsigned Bands. Clay became angered over the criticism, with a loud argument ensuing, during which Clay's sons, then Clay himself, stormed out of the studio. Afterwards it was alleged that Clay had attempted similar hijacks of radio programming on other interview shows.

Clay was married to Kathy Swanson from 1984 until their divorce in 1986.[5] He married Kathleen "Trini" Monica, a waitress, in 1992,[5] with whom he broke up in 2002 and subsequently divorced.[24] He and Monica had two sons, Maxwell Lee and Dillon Scott.[5] The name Dillon[25] sometimes appears in print as Dylan.[26] Clay married Valerie Vasquez in Las Vegas on February 14, 2010,[27] and separated in Los Angeles a little over 4 years later on March 18, 2014, announcing the following month they were divorcing but maintaining a relationship.[28] One of his sons, Max, has since followed his father into stand-up comedy,[29] and occasionally opens for him on tour.[30]

^[2] Andrew Dice Clay dishes 'The Filthy Truth' on protests that killed his movie 'The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.' and about the Saturday Night Live appearance that led to the downfall of the film and many other Hollywood Moments of this world famous comic and actor